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Child and adolescent mental health amidst emergencies and disasters

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 216, Issue 3, Pages 159-162

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2019.244

Keywords

Childhood experience; post-traumatic stress disorder; risk assessment; trauma; child and adolescent mental health

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  1. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London
  2. Medical Research Council [P005918]
  3. Economic and Social Research Council
  4. National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children

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The mental health of children and young people can be disproportionally affected and easily overlooked in the context of emergencies and disasters. Child and adolescent mental health services can contribute greatly to emergency preparedness, resilience and response and, ultimately, mitigate harmful effects on the most vulnerable members of society.

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